Delray, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1981. It lies in ZIP code area 30286. It stands on Fivemile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Thomaston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1935 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:48000
- 1939 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
475 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 475 fires within 5 miles of Delray between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,441 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 61 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 287 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 61 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-UPSON-011 |
| 4 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-UPSON-007 |
| 29 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020UPSON013 |
| 29 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-UPSON-010 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Delray: 3 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| F M Thompson Property | Mica | Prospect | ||
| J M Bevel Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| J.A.Partridge Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Partridge Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Thompson Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Delray in 1 storm report in 2017: 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Delray | $20,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that a brief EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 100 MPH and a maximum path width of 175 yards began in northern Upson County near Del Ray Road northeast of Hannahs Mill. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted as the tornado moved north close to two miles before ending along Jug Town Road. [01/21/17: Tornado #9, County #1/1, EF1, Upson, 2017:010]. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinney | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Paynes Mill | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Blacksboro (historical) | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Hannahs Mill | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Dog Crossing | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| The Rock | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Atwater | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Silvertown | 4.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331537. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






